Treat approximately 10,054 acres to restore and maintain late seral forest conditions to support species that rely on those habitats and to improve the water quality of the project area and subwatersheds. https://usfs-public.box.com/s/r1enoh45v1h9oo472yxjsumgi5sr7dde
Umpqua National Forest
This project is to authorize a special use permit for the use of a small tract of Forest Service land by an adjacent landowner. https://usfs-public.box.com/s/8qgptlpe2r8qn9t1k8opu65fwfox1d3r
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | USDA-28d-USFS |
| Decision Signed Date | 4/30/2026 |
Expand & approve treatment of invasive plants & weeds to be responsive to changing conditions across Forest. Increase herbicide &treatment options, enable early detection rapid response (EDRR) & set implementation plan protocol. https://usfs-public.box.com/s/3ayhnmj2wzxze6ulx033b1q2yhn686y0
15 mi. Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) established w/ shaded fuel breaks a&thinning reduce ground, ladder fuels. Apprx 6208 ac plantation thinning, 2,883 ac fuels reduction trts, 4500 ac undrburning.https://usfs-public.box.com/s/hm5zk26cc7kba01ff1447ge4o53045y3
This project seeks to provide research opportunities, promote forest structural diversity, develop a more resilient landscape, and improve watershed health. It proposes thinning, prescribed burning, fuel breaks, and transportation system changes.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | Umpqua National Forest |
| Districts | Tiller Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 29 South, Range 1 East, Sections 11-16, 20-29, and 32-35, and Township 29 South, Range 2 East, Sections 7-24, and 27-30, Willamette Meridian. |
The purpose of the project is to maintain the functionality of the Fall Creek Falls trail and trailhead.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1); 32.2 (22), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(22) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Trail Management |
| Forests | Umpqua National Forest |
| Districts | North Umpqua Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Harvest of up to 250 acres of dead and dying timber impacted by the 2024 Lane 1 wildfire.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Forests | Umpqua National Forest |
| Districts | Cottage Grove Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Harvest of approximately 216 acres of dead and dying timber impacted by the 2024 Devil's Knob wildfire.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Forests | Umpqua National Forest |
| Districts | Tiller Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
The project aims to conduct repairs along specified Forest Service Roads to prevent further damage both to the roads and to the adjacent waterways.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20); 32.2 (24), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(24) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | Umpqua National Forest |
| Districts | Tiller Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
The Pacific Northwest Region is collaborating with nine Forests to develop a region-wide project to protect whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis) that have a high level of white pine blister rust resistance.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (25), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(25) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest; Fremont-Winema National Forest; Malheur National Forest; Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; Umatilla National Forest; Umpqua National Forest; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; Colville National Forest |
| Districts | Deschutes National Forest All Units; Fremont-Winema National Forest All Units; Malheur National Forest All Units; Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units; Umatilla National Forest All Units; Umpqua National Forest All Units; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest All Units; Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest All Units; Colville National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |